TSI , A Case study from Saudi Aramco Hospital on TSI

1.0<Tab/>Introduction: 'TSI is a new approach to planning, designing, 'problem solving' and evaluation. The process employs a range of systems metaphors to encourage creative thinking about organizations and difficult issues that mangers have to confront.' ( Flood, R.L. & Jackson. P45). TSI is a methodology or meta-methodology which gives a new approach to planning designing, problem solving and evaluation. It has its own philosophy, principles, and phases to …

…COMPLEX-PLURALIST ·<Tab/>SIMPLE-COERCIVE ·<Tab/>COMPLEX-COERCIVE SIMPLE-UNITARY: such as operational research, systems analysis, and systems engineering. COMPLEX-UNITARY: such as viable systems diagnosis, general systems theory, socio-technical systems, and contingency theory. SIMPLE-PLURALIST: such as social systems design, and strategic assumption surfacing and testing. COMPLEX-PLURALIST: such as interactive planning, and soft systems methodology. SIMPLE-COERCIVE: such as critical systems heuristics. (Flood and Jackson, 1991: 36, 37, 38, 39 & 40)